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Originally Posted by Sirrotica
If you're going for a design to keep up with the top engines already existing, why not one up them by an OHC design?
I still don't believe stretching the bore centers is going to make the Stratosteak engine competitive in that class. It's not apples to apples when you're trying to field a race car that is going to be competitive that isn't going to be run only a few times a year, then you have to wait for parts to be made for your one-off engine.
Youman needs something that he cam source parts rapidly for, not just once a year at Norwalk. I believe he wants to run a series, so waiting for billet parts that break, probably weighed into his choice to go with something that he can have parts for within a week off the shelf.
I'm sure he ran into parts availability already for his race car, plus he wasn't in the top finishers anyway.
He didn't abandon the engine, he's just going to use it in his other car.
This is all fantasy anyway, I don't know anyone currently in the Pontiac hobby that has pockets deep enough to do either option, and be competitive in a race series. Am I right?
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Deep enough pockets??? When Kauffman, and Visner are making custom billet pieces, it doesnt take a lottery winner to be able to afford it...Billet engine parts arent gold priced...
The parts availability could very well be issues, but thats going to be a part of pioneering the way...When you look into a trailer and see several spare lock up transmissions, several bolt together converters, and an extra one or two engines sitting there ready to go, it seems there is enough money to deal with parts availability...